1975 Map of Eagle Lake SE

About this map

The waters of Eagle Lake and St. Froid Lake dominate this 1970s orthophotoquad, providing an unvarnished aerial view of the Northern Maine woods before modern expansion. This unique format uses rectified photoimagery taken in October 1975, revealing the exact footprint of the settlement at Plaisted and the town of Eagle Lake as they existed between the lake shores and the surrounding timberland. Unlike traditional line maps, this imagery captures the distinct texture of the forest floor, cleared agricultural fields, and the precise path of the Fish River connecting the deep basin of Blake Lake to the larger hydrological system. For historians and land use researchers, it provides a primary source for identifying old wood lots, private roads, and the specific density of structures along the primary thoroughfares during the mid-1970s.